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Smile Store - Movie Magic Screenwriter Version 6
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List Price: $249.95
Our Price: $179.99
Your Save: $ 69.96 ( 28% )
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Manufacturer: Write Brothers
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Write Brothers
EAN: 0705868060066
Feature: Full-featured word processor designed specifically for script writing
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Write Brothers
Manufacturer: Write Brothers
Model: 1SC0060
Platform: Macintosh
Publisher: Write Brothers
Release Date: 2007-08-17
Studio: Write Brothers
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Features
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Full-featured word processor designed specifically for script writing
Collaborate with a writing partner over the internet using i-Partner or send PDF files to agents, editors, or producers
Have your computer read your story aloud to get a sense of how it sounds
Import your script or novel from MS Word and other programs
A Preferred File Format of the Writer's Guild of America West
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Editorial Reviews:
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Movie Magic Screenwriter 6 is the best selling screenplay formatting software and the choice of Hollywood professionals. It automatically formats while you write so you can focus on what you're writing, not where it goes on the page. In addition to movies, it also formats for television, stage, novels and comic book scripts so you've got an all in one package for any story you want to write. With a massive set of features designed to make the rewriting process fast and simple, such as integrated outlining, online collaboration, the ability to compare drafts of screenplays and the most comprehensive production features of any screenwriting software, you can get from FADE IN: to FADE OUT effortlessly. 25 new TV show templates for a total of 8
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Easy to use, very satisfied
Comment: I read a couple of reviews about bugs in MMS 6, and to be honest, the bugs I've encountered so far are minimal at best (from what I've read, all of these screen / play / television writing software packages have bugs anyway -- there's no getting away from it completely). If you are worried about minor glitches, just save your work regularly and you'll be ok.
I used Screenwriter years ago and couldn't decide between upgrading to MMS 6 and Final Draft 7; but I've heard so many complaints (all over the web, including on Amazon) about Final Draft 7 that I went with Screenwriter 6 instead.
I also like that Screenwriter files are easy to export to other Production-related Moviemaker programs. The handbook is also a breeze to read/understand -- if you've never used this program, you'll be under way in minutes. The outlining/index card features are phenomenal too. Previously, I used paper 3 x 5 cards for my outlining, but I won't anymore.
I transcribed an old script just this last week and I had no significant problems. MMS 6 did crash once, but the experience was similar to what happens when I.E. or Firefox crash and give you that annoying Report Error/Don't Report option (I'm not sure why MMS 6 crashed). I had saved my work, so I just re-opened MMS 6 without any complications. That was the only issue in a dozen or so sessions of work.
I also recommend that you go to the Web and seek out objective reviews comparing Final Draft 7 and MMS Version 6. Overwhelmingly, people are moving to MMS 6. There just seems to be too much frustration with Final Draft these days.
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Summary: BUGS!!!!!
Comment: I've been using Movie Magic for over 15 years and lemme tell you this is the worst version ever! It's amazing, but they've screwed up so much in this "new & improved" version that it's almost not worth reviewing (let alone buying). Large chunks of what you're writing will suddenly vanish from the screen because of a margin wraparound bug; call tech support and they'll tell you not to worry because it's not really gone - it's just not there on the screen. What? Huh? You also get error messages for no apparent reason that will send you in endless loops of frustration that would make Kafka proud. In short, do yourself a favor: BUY FINAL DRAFT. Loyalty schmoyalty, that's what I'm going to do!
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Summary: This is the true Industry Standard
Comment: I've worked in and around the entertainment industry for almost 15 years now and though there was a time when Final Draft could be considered the industry standard those days are long gone. No matter what you hear I am here to tell you that in my experience, literally, most people actually working in this town use Movie Magic Screenwriter. Not just the writers and directors but the producers and nearly everybody who has to do something with the script during production. The simple reason is: it is more powerful and easier to use.
For that matter I've seen far too many people finally decide to throw Final Draft away (after I had been telling them to do so for years) when in the middle of shooting and trying to rush to get something ready for the next day Final Draft either crashed or had some funkiness that completely gummed up their files. I've never had anybody tell me they've experienced that with Screenwriter.
The new outlining feature is great if still not fully realized. Ultimately the company should have found a way to just integrate StoryView into the program, especially considering it seems this outline feature is the primary reason it took them about 7 or 8 years to come out with a new version and it isn't anywhere near as powerful as StoryView. Having said that the whole Navidoc is excellent. The notes feature is enhanced to make creating different kinds of notes super easy and much more functional than it was before (and light years ahead of anything Final Draft offers). I don't really use the book marks feature all that much but I've spoken to a lot of my co-workers and friends who use bookmarks frequently so you may find it a useful feature.
I can also tell you this: if you truly have plans to actually see your screenplay go into production anybody who will be working with you and the file will greatly appreciate you using Screenwriter. Everybody is still using Scheduling and nothing, NOTHING, works as seemlessly with Scheduling as Screenwriter. Sorry Final Draft. Nobody wants to open another program to do their tagging and production work and go back and forth between that and the main program while doing rewrites and going through the production cycle. Not to mention having all that work go to waste when bugs wipe stuff out.
Beyond the basic funtionality there are so many advanced features in Screenwriter that it would take an expert manual to cover everything. In my experience any time I've thought "hey, it would be nice if I could..." after poking around a bit I've discovered Screenwriter can and I'm off and running. Now with the new outline feature and script notes changes I am almost 100% fully loaded. Not quite, but as close as anything else out there.
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Summary: Thanks to this, I don't have to think about format, just creation
Comment: After trying both Final Draft and Screenwriter, I decided on Screenwriter, simply because I had an easier time with the demo than I did with final draft, though it seems others have differing opinions judging by some of the other reviews on Amazon. After looking through the tutorial in the manual, I was easily able to quickly format my scripts, leaving me to think solely about the creative process. As I find writing a difficult process at times, it's nice to be able to let the computer do the formatting instead of me having to worry about it. The Templates included are useful to see how the pros do it, and would be very useful for those writing spec scripts. I use the Mac version, and have had no problems using it on OS X. One great feature I have used was the ability to import a script formatted in Word into the correct formatting of Screenwriter. While only about 75 percent accurate, it sure beat typing all of what I had already written outside of the program again. In summary, I've found it does everything it sets out to do, and you can't ask more from a product than that!
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Summary: Best of the Best
Comment: I started using screenwriting software in 2000, with the purchase of Scriptware For Windows. I used it to write several screenplays and it works okay as far as formatting goes. However, it is difficult to navigate from one section of your screenplay to another, especially as it gets toward the end, when it's around 120 pages long. Recently, since there have been no upgrades of Scriptware, I began looking for a replacement. I found that the only two real contenders are Movie Magic Screenwriter and Final Draft. I tried both demo programs before buying MMS and can't believe the reviewers who say that the programs are about equal.
From my experience they are equal only in the fact that they both make it easy to correctly format a screenplay (and other forms). From that point on, Movie Magic Screenwriter blows Final Draft clear out of the water. Ways to outline, annotate, navigate, and bookmark your screenplay are much more obvious and better implemented in MMS. You should also know that the "registration with the WGA-W" feature that is found in Final Draft (and in the Windows version of MMS) is over-hyped. [...]. Simple. So don't make your decision to buy based on that minor feature. Read Ralph Lombreglia's review here for more details; that way I won't have to repeat them. If you make the right choice, i.e. MMS, you will enjoy much easier screenwriting.
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